20 Best Messy Short Hairstyles For Older Women
Sohini Dasgupta
Updated At 02 Aug 25
It is said, " Waves are the best kind of mess--wild, free and full of life." Sometimes a mass of dishevelled 'undone' hair is exactly what you might crave for to suit your natural taste as per your age and sense of fashion. These days 'messy hairstyles' seem to have gained a lot of favour and traction in the world of fashion. Here are some short hairstyles that you may actually like if you share a passion for sporting messy hair on an everyday basis.
1. Messy Blonde Hair
Blonde can be easily considered to be an ideal colour to represent royalty and extravagance. This is the reason why this shade has earned so much favour for hairstyles among women of all age groups. The beauty of the blonde combined with the messy mass of hair simply goes unparalleled. Only a ray of sunlight falling on the gorgeous mess, on a sunny day, would be more than sufficient to complete the look!
2. Messy Curls
Curly hair can make you look like a queen crowned in curls, if the curls are sported well. The lady in the above image accomplishes that task quite fantastically. The wavy mass is left to flow free in any direction and that forms the ideal feature of any messy hairstyles. The curls in blonde are highlighted wonderfully and the hair is chopped in a typical bob shape hairstyle. The pretty circular curls add a magnificent charm and vibrance to the entire look.
3. Messy Lob Style Hair
A lob is short hairstyle that many of you are already familiar with! This is a style that features some slightly longer hair than what we know of the casual bob. "Short hair, big confidence" is a very common phrase already known to us. The hair looks largely dishevelled and chaotic in appearance, but that is what forms its most essential grace. A good stylist can also be of great assistance in this case and always know that a gorgeous short hairstyle is not just a style, but a statement in itself!
4. Chopped Pixie With Blue Highlights
The first thing that would catch your sight the moment you take a look at the above image, is the gorgeous blend of colours that adores the hair of this lady. The hairstyle also sports some graceful sideburns, that seem to be an inseparable aspect of this marvellous hairstyle. Colours add charm and vigour to the ambience around us, and the same goes for hairstyles. The touch of blue to the violet shades of this cute, shaggy style mullet hair simply makes you steal the show!
5. Messy Hair With Purple Highlights
The shape of this hair typically resembles some ideal pixie or bob hairstyle. The hair is chopped to a length that goes somewhat below than what is required of an ideal pixie cut. The long colourful fringes fashionably decorating your forehead is what completes your entire look. This is another one of those messy hairstyles where you see a perfectly dishevelled look with hair arranged in no specific direction. This hairstyle creates a uniquely chic and graceful appearance.
6. Messy Hair With Blonde Highlights
A pair of sunglasses are like an inseparable accessory with any bold accessory, anytime and anywhere. The image portraying the lady sporting the messy curls even highlights that further. The blonde shade looks to be an ideal complement for the shape of this hairstyle and the curls look absolutely beautiful in their messy texture.
7. Messy Hair With Bun
The bun can be loosely textured and just be tucked with a pretty hairpin at the top of back of the head. This is what forms the primary framework of a messy bun. However, you can easily leave the rest of your hair in the similar dishevelled structure. The speciality of this short hairstyle is that the hair looks a little brushed backwards. The blonde highlights do not fail to stand out from the rest of the hairstyles.
8. Messy Pixie With Curls
Many stylists boldly proclaim,"Life is too short to straighten your curls." If you are already passionate about experimenting with a variety of curly hairstyles, you can sometimes try out the pixie cut. This graceful hairstyle comprises some untamed free curls that frame up your face and give you a delightful appearance. So, if you want to try something interesting this season, take the plunge and go and get the look!
9. Bixie Style Messy Hair
The perfect blend of the pixie and the bob is what makes up the bixie hairstyle. The greyish hair looks a little wavy and windswept, where the short, little curls form the surface of the hair. What makes the appeal more charming is the very slight touch of violet hues we find scattered at certain regions of the hair. This is one of the sweetest short hairstyles that features a bold and beautiful appearance. The messy look only serves to take the charm to the next level.
10. Messy Hair With Fringes
The energy and vibrance that one feels just by taking a look at this hairstyle highlights the power of a well designed short haircut. It creates a nostalgic vibe and has some historical significance attached to it. The hair is nothing but the classical bob with the graceful waves adoring the surface. The straight whitish fringes make look sleek and polished look and add a fantastic framework for your face. By looking at this style, you can rightly guess why wavy hairstyles are sometimes called the perfect mix of 'casual' and 'bold'.
11. Tied Up Messy Hair
Sometimes, you may just crave for some bold and wise look suitable for your age. Stylists suggest, "Hair is an accessory, it is a jewellery." An accessory that you can also add is a pair of glasses of some appropriate frame that helps to complete the look that you so earnestly desire. A messed up bun or the hair simply tied up at the back in a messy format is also not a bad idea. Messy hair in 'tied up' styles can actually be quite versatile that grab the eyeballs of several. Two light straight long locks hanging from two sides of this messed up style only makes the look even more worth admiration.
12. Messy Stylish Bob Hair
Windswept hair can be rocked in various styles and fashionable forms. The bob, being one of the most classical forms of hairstyles, carries a very unique charm of its own. However, the degree of charm and elegance can also highly depend on the length of the hairstyle that is chopped. The breezy ambience can only make a hair enthusiast's dream come true! The shaggy mass can be left as it is with the light shades of natural grey or actually be styled using some good accessories.
13. Messy Hair With Shades Of Red
This very short bob hair is not chopped below the length of the ears. The lady in the above image portrays some wonderful red dye job that looks to be nothing less than the art of some expert artist. The shaggy mass of hair appears delightful in the incomparable blend of brown and red, that forms the defining feature of this style. The hair must also be stylishly chopped and should represent class and grace. The shapeless feature of the pixie like bob makes the entire look uniquely distinct.
14. Messy Hair With Shades Of White
Some of you may naturally love to sport some good milky white smooth hair. The greatest advantage of any messy hairstyles is that it can be left as it is and does not generally require much styling efforts. The middle parted look only serves to make the appearance somewhat reflective of wisdom and everlasting grace. White hair can also sometimes be symbolic of a life fully lived and the experiences that are attached to it. The hair can appear partially smooth and the tresses of hair are left shaggy and messy.
15. Messy Hair With Glasses
Hair left free and casual gives you a unique and gorgeous look that shows the versatility of the short messy hairstyle. The shades of the hair can be either grey or white and a pair of sunglasses is what is required to complete the look. Beauty and elegance form the feature of this fashionable haircut and the side-parted nature adds further charm to the entire appeal of this hairstyle. You can too want to rock the style with a certain amount of boldness and personality, just like the lady in the above image. Just, don't forget to use some good old jewellery as a suitable accessory.
16. Shaggy Hair In Messy Style
The hairstyle resembles somewhat a classical mullet that is chopped in a shaggy style. The sideburns are very much as essential element of the haircut and the hair looks slightly layered when viewed from several directions. This largely gives a dimensional look to the entire style and the shades of black and grey look marvellous and gorgeous.
17. Black Hair In Messy Style
The classical mullet is highly versatile and can be styled in a variety of ways. This long shaggy hairstyle features long voluminous sideburns that carefully form the framework of your face in a beautiful manner. A shaggy mass also seems to cover up the forehead and the long layers of the hair are what brush the eyebrows. The hair also features soft curls that adds to the texture of the entire hairstyle.
18. Messy Hair In Pixie Style
The pixie style can be versatile and the only requirement in this case sometimes, is chopping the hair to a little longer length. The hair can also bear partial resemblance to the short bob style and what must not fail to catch your eye is the adorable blend of the blue and the black shades that form the most alluring feature of the hairstyle. The soft textured curls are also present , just like in a shaggy or a messy pixie style. This hairstyle can be considered one of the most cutest and chic hairstyles.
19. Side Parted Messy Hair
Just like other side-parted hairstyles, this shape of hair perform a fantastic task of distributing the mass of the hair quite well. This asymmetric distribution of the hair volume adds to the unusuality and uniqueness of the entire hairstyle.The tresses of white and grey beautifully shape up the hair and presents an adorable look. This style is the ideal representative of a classical sense of fashion and is a fantastic choice for those who have share a passion of experimentation with short hairstyles.
20. Messy Hair With Black Highlights
When you take a look at the hair as featured in the image above, the first thing that catches your eye is its dishevelled nature. The sideburns look plain and simple, yet graceful. The hair looks highly tousled in its upper layers. The other parts are more uniformly chopped and the hair appears in the form of some shaggy tresses that form its entire surface. In case you wonder, what makes the style so special and distinct, it is the fantastic colour contrast of the dark brown and the beautiful black.
